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User input for access to television services

a television service and user interface technology, applied in the field of television systems, can solve problems such as subscriber awareness

Active Publication Date: 2005-02-24
CISCO TECH INC
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As system operators of cable television systems continue to add services and applications, a problem exists in both making the subscriber aware of and also in providing quick access to the new services and channels.
Because of the large number of viewing options presented to a subscriber, a problem also exists in providing the subscriber a quick and efficient method to access the most popular or commonly viewed services.

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[0019]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a cable television system 10 including a headend 11 for receiving television signals, such as satellite television signals, and converting the signals into a format for transmitting the signals over the system 10. The transmitted signals can, for example, be radio frequency (RF) signals or optical signals, as shown, transmitted over fiber optic cable 12. When the optical signals are transmitted by the headend 11, one or more optical nodes 13 are included in the system 10 for converting the optical signals to RF signals that are thereafter routed over other media, such as coaxial cables 14. Taps 15 are provided within the cable system 10 for splitting the RF signal off, via cables 17, to subscriber equipment such as DHCTs 16, cable-ready television sets, video recorders, or computers. Thus, headend 11 is connected through a network 20 to multiple DHCTs 16.

[0020]FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the DHCT 16 and other system equipment. The DHCT ...

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The present invention provides a method and system for accessing services in a television system. In one implementation, a DHCT presents a user a menu containing a plurality of selectable link representations corresponding to separate services or applications offered by the cable television system. The user navigates the menu with a remote device and selects a desired service by choosing the selectable link representation corresponding to the desired service or application. The DHCT receives the user input, translates the selectable link command into an executable call, and activates the service or application corresponding to the selected link representation from the menu chosen by the user.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 565,931 entitled Navigation Paradigm for Access to Television Services filed May 4, 2000, the disclosure and teachings of which are hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates in general to the field of television systems, and more particularly, to a user interface for accessing services in television systems. BACKGROUND [0003] Historically, television services have been comprised of analog broadcast audio and video signals. Cable television systems now receive broadcasts and retransmit them with other programming to users over land-line networks, typically comprising fiber optic cable and / or coaxial cable. With the recent advent of digital transmission technology, cable television systems are now capable of providing much more than the traditional analog broadcast video. In addition, two-way and advanced one-way communications between ...

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IPC IPC(8): H04N5/445H04N21/462H04N21/4782H04N21/485H04N21/858G06F13/00
CPCH04N5/44543H04N21/4622H04N21/482H04N21/4856H04N21/8586H04N21/4782H04N21/47
Inventor JERDING, DEAN F.RODRIGUEZ, ARTURO A.BANKER, ROBERT O.SCHLARB, JOHN M.VAN ORDEN, ROBERT T.CRANDALL, BINDU
Owner CISCO TECH INC
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